The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-05

Greencastle Banner: If the case is carried to
the United States Senate that body will doubt
less investigate and count only the legal votes.
Newcastle Courier: We guess that the upshot
of the matter will be that Indiana will have but
one Senator from March 4. 1887, to March 4,
1880
Evansville Journal: No Democratic monkey
business" will count before the United States
Senate, so it is not likely that MIR. Turpie will
be admitted
Kokomo GazetteTribune: It is possible that
Representative Robinson may be an honest man.
but the tide of public opinion is setting power
fully agln him" all the same
Shelbyville Republican: The idea of the Dem
ocrats claiming Turpe's election by the vote of
such bald fraud as this the vote of Branaman]
is a specimen of enormous assurance
Huntington Herald: It looks just a little
strange to see the stars and stripes floating in
honor of David Turpie. of whom it was said
when be was eulogized a few days ago. he was
friend to the South IN the unhappy days when
she needed one
Lafayette Courier: Turpie will not be the
Senator. He is not the choice of the people of
Indiana. and he knows it. There too many
dirty hands in the job, and the United States
Senate will say 80 when the question of his ad-
mission comes up to that body.
Logansport Journal Mr.. Turpe has not re-
ceived majority of all the legal votes in the
General Assembly of Indiana, either of those
present in the convention or of those elected by
the people, and he will never sit in the Senate
as the representative of the State of Indiana.
Lawrenceburg Press Turpie would sit in the
Senate the fit and perfect represen tative Of the
worst things ever charged against the worst part
of the Democracy-disloya atty. bribery fraud
and forcible subversion of popular rights If
Ben HarrisoD's seat would rest on the same
basis as Turpies would, we would despise him
| If he took it.
| Minneapolis Tribune: Mr. David Turpie. An
| Indiana lawyer who has earned some money and
more or less notorety the attorney of monop-
olists and soulless corporations, and who has de-
| Tended Democratic ballot box suffers with varv-
| ing success, goes to sthe United States Senate
| from that State II is supposed to be Demo
| cratic victory.
| Chicago Inter Ocean: The Democrats allowed
man who was not elected to vote as Senator,
| and prevented the man who was elected Senator
from voting for Harrison. AT Washington the
whole story of intrigue and fraud will come out
| But, no matter what may be decided at Wash.
ington, the Indiana Democracy has committed
| suicide.
| Philadelphia Press: It seems hardly possible
| that the United States Senate will permit Mr.
David Turpie to occupy seat in that body
| when it has been gained in such q way. For.
| tunatelv, the record made is q plain one and
there will be no difficulty in proving the illegal
| course Of the Democrats. AS the Indi
| annapolis Journal says no Democrat will be al
lowed to force an entry there with jimmy OF
with a bludgeon
Rushville Graphic: David Turpie. snothe,
rebel sympathizer from the grand old State Of
lndiap:, Sho gave up thousands OF her brave
| sons on the field of battle in defense Of the
Union, now claims to be the United States Sena
tor-elect to fll The place Of the gallant soldie,
and statesman, General Harrison. It seems tha
the speech OF Senator Zimmerman in secondine
the nomination of Turpie had its desired effecl
on the Democratic members. when he said tina
| Judge Turpie was In full sympathy with the on
pressed people of the South.